A Caledonia woman who had about a dozen chickens in a shed on her property wants the Village Board to change an ordinance that would allow her to legally have them. Cindy Pradarelli, 1543 Johnson Ave., had 11 chickens on her property, which is zoned residential and less than five acres. Pradarelli has since moved the […]
Tag: Caledonia Village Board
Posted inCommunity, Government
Caledonia Portion Of Highway V Water Main Project Approved
The Caledonia Village Board voted 6 to 0 to approve the water main portion of a larger $10 million project at a special board meeting held Tuesday, but the decision didn’t set well with some Caledonia residents. Caledonia Village Board member Ed Willing was not at the meeting because he was working. The sore spot: […]
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Caledonia Police Chief Warns Board Of Low Staffing, Experience Levels
The Caledonia Police Department may be in for a bumpy ride over the next few years because of being understaffed and having so many new hires warned Caledonia Police Chief Toby Schey. Schey, who announced his retirement last month, had his last day on the job on Dec. 3. He highlighted a number of successes […]
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Caledonia Police Chief To Address Board About State Of Department
Outgoing police chief Toby Schey will address the Caledonia Village Board for a special board meeting about the state of the Caledonia Police Department at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the East Side Community Center, 6156 Douglas Avenue. After serving on the Caledonia Police Department for 24 years — almost five of it as the police […]
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Caledonia Residents To Pay A Bit More On Taxes
Caledonia residents will see the village portion tax bills increase .20 cents per $1,000 assessed value, a .33 percent compared to 2015. The proposed mill rate for the village of Caledonia is $6.26 per $1,000 assessed value in 2016, an increase of .20 compared to the mill rate in 2015. This means a property owner whose home […]
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Caledonia To Start Using Recycling Carts This Spring
Starting this spring, Caledonia residents will be able to roll their recycled garbage to the curb in a cart instead of using those blue bins. The Caledonia Village Board voted 7 to 0 at its meeting on Monday to approve the use of recycling carts, which would be provided to residents by John’s Disposal Service […]
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Caledonia Budget Hearing Set For Monday
If the Caledonia village board approves the 2016 proposed budget, residents will see their tax bills increase .33Â percent on the village portion of their tax bill. Click here to see the budget document:.2016 Proposed Caledonia Budget The proposed mill rate for the village of Caledonia is $6.26 per $1,000 assessed value in 2016, an increase […]
Posted inBusiness, Government
Plans To Extend Nicholson Road By Business Park Nixed
Initial plans to extend a road reconstruction project just north of the one currently being done on Nicholson Road at Dunkelow Road have been abandoned, said Tony Bunkelman, assistant village engineer for Caledonia. The Caledonia Village Board unanimously approved the plan in August because a developer was interested in buying the adjacent property, but that is not […]
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Rocktober Fest Organizers Address Neighbors Concerns
After neighbors complained about 95 WiIL Rock Fest, the organizers of have vowed to make changes at their next concert, Rocktober Fest. About 5,000 people attended WiIL Rock Fest on Aug. 22, a 12-hour music festival held at the Caledonia-Mount Pleasant Memorial Park. People behaved themselves inside the park pretty well, but some neighbors living […]
Posted inBusiness, Government, Real Estate
187 Acre Industrial Park Planned For Caledonia, Norco Expected To Build
Norco Manufacturing Corp. plans to build a 130,000 square-foot facility on 15 acres of a 187-acre parcel of land that WisPark LLC has agreed to defray some of the infrastructure costs. Raymond-based Norco manufactures doors for the aeronautics industry and has entered into memorandum of understanding with Caledonia and WisPark. The terms of the sale have not been settled. Raymond-based DNKC Holdings […]
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Nicholson Road Project Expanded To Attract Future Development
The Caledonia Village Board unanimously approved a plan at its meeting Monday to extend a road reconstruction project just north of the one currently being done on Nicholson Road at Dunkelow Road. The project, which will impact about 10 parcels totaling about .225 acres to the north, is being extended in anticipation of future development and […]
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Caledonia Shoots Down Feasibility Study Again, Donor Offers $5,000
In a 4 to 3 vote, the Caledonia village board rejected a motion at its board meeting Monday to reconsider paying for a feasibility study that would look at forming an independent Caledonia School District. Made by village trustee Ed Willing, the motion asked the board to reconsider paying for the feasibility in light of […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Do the School District Study & Stop Wasting Time
**Editor’s Note: This letter to the editor was submitted by Caledonia resident Manuel Aquis after he sent it to each of the Caledonia board members. I want to start by thanking every member that voted yes on the study. You have my deepest respect and thanks. Mr. Wishau, Mr. Wanggaard and Mr. Willing. For those […]
Posted inBusiness, Government, Wisconsin Jobs
Caledonia Village Board Approves TIF District Expansion To Court Developer
A developer is eyeing up property just outside of Franksville and the Caledonia village board approved a resolution in a 6 to 1 vote Monday, July 20 to expand its 764-acre tax incremental finance district to include the project in the TIF District. Tax incremental financing district #4 consists of about 765 acres in the […]
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Village Board To Consider Feasibility Study For Caledonia Schools
UPDATE July 5: The Caledonia Village Board will consider a resolution to study creating a separate school district and request that the state change the law to allow Caledonia to separate from the Racine Unified School district. The two separate resolutions are slated for discussion at the Caledonia Village board meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, […]